The Department of Labor last week announced the rule that increases the salary threshold for paid overtime from less than $455 per week to $913 per week, estimated to effect 4.2 million workers not currently eligible for overtime.

“As manufacturers seek to expand and compete in a tough global economy and grow good-paying American jobs, one of the biggest challenges they face is the worldwide threat to innovation and intellectual property rights.”

“The National Association of Manufacturers called the rule “the latest in what has been a deluge of regulations from this administration that are fundamentally altering the manufacturing workforce and negatively impacting companies and business owners.”

“The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is using social media to dispel what they say are a slew of myths — from claims about China to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — being perpetuated by candidates Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.”

“The National Association of Manufacturers and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are among the groups calling on India Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make concrete policy changes, including lowering tariffs and ramping up intellectual property rights protections, ahead of his trip to the United States next month.”

“As India and the U.S. continue to meet and work together on solutions, both countries need to ensure that issues with trade barriers, forced localization requirements, and IP restrictions remain at the forefront of commercial engagements.”